East Kootenay Sheepdog Trial

The setting: Pine Butte Ranch, just outside Cranbrook, BC


Milt and Ben get the shed:


Norm and Cub turn the post


Reo's eyes light up at the pen:


Reo picks up a straggler:


Casey pauses briefly:


Gin keeps an eye on the action:


My crew at a really pretty rest area:

Keepmore Farms Arena Trial

A Doggy Yoga Essay

Flat like a worm:


Salute the paw:


Rump to the sky:

Fraser Valley SDT

Gayle's timeless Kate:


Rusha pauses for the camera:


Roo, the fluffbutt:


Jana says "Watch me now!"

West Coast SDT

Everyone's favourite ewe, Phantom of the Opera:




How to win a trial, by Lorne Landry and Robbie:

Straight fetch:


Drive with authority:


Hold the line on the cross-drive:


Shed 'em like they're hot:


Pen them with time to spare:


And Wick and her daughter, Tip:

The dog days of summer are here!

Wick is locked and loaded:


Lou is poised:


And she's off!


Run Bear, run!


Lou says "I'm a bunny!"


Stop, Lou, stop!


Extreme summer tongue, 2007 edition:

Attempting to be artistic

An essay on the patio dog:


And pretending I have a fancy medium-format camera:

Boys of Summer

Lou gettin' his paw on:


Bear is not loving Broke Back Lou:


Bear says "I'm outta here!"
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Wick at the AAC Regionals

All photos courtesy of Jean Konde-White of Photoplay's Portraits.

Blue eye, blue A-Frame. How matchey-matchey is that!


Turbo-Wick:


Emerging from middle earth:

Paxton Valley Sheepdog Trial

We stayed in a tent! (OK, just for one night, then we moved to a cabin):


Bear enjoyed the dusty grounds:


Did I mention he sleeps in the bed?


Wick is an expert excavator:


Lou is an expert poser:


Linc starts his outrun:


Linc picking up a stray:


Ben powering around the field:


Kyu leaning in:


Kyu pauses for reflection on the meaning of life:

Stirling Acres Sheepdog Trial - Part 2

Lou observes the action:


The great Patch brings his sheep to the shedding ring:


And gets his shed:


Joe eyes his sheep:


Joe brings his sheep to the shedding ring:

Stirling Acres Sheepdog Trial

Finally, photos of Lou! And me! Wow, I look confused!


Lou on his drive:


Note the stunning whiteness of his white parts:


At the pen:


And Lou's music video!